Hat-fastener.



J. P. BARTOS.

HAT I'ASTENL'R. APPLICATION FILED 0on9. 1909.

Patented Aug. 9,1910.

a W 51mm JOHN P. BARTOS, OF PINECITY, MINNESOTA.

HAT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

Application filed October 9, 1909. Serial No. 521,897.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN P. BARTOS, of Pine City, Pine county,Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hat-Fasteners,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in hat fasteners and especially todevices of this character which are applicable to ladies hats to fastenthem to the hair of the head.

The object of my invention is to produce a simple and easily operateddevice which can be made highly ornamental if desired, and which can beapplied to a ladys hat so that by giving the outer portion of thefastener a turn, an inner clutch will securely engage the hair andfasten the hat thereto, and by a reverse motion the hat can be released.

My invention also comprises a handle or shank separable from the innerclutch so that it can be readily pushed through a hat as illustrated inthe sketch, and as readily released, and further to provide such aconnection between the shank and clutch as will permit the clutch toturn with the shank although the two can be readily unlocked, all to theend that the device can be easily worked and at the same time madesecure.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the device embodying my invention,showing the clutch and handle in locked position. Fig. 2 is a similarview, but showing the handle or shank as it is being thrust through thehat shell into the clutch. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device asapplied to 'a hat. Fig. 4.- is an inside elevation in detail of a partof the clutch, and Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation showing the shankthrust in through the ferrule of the clutch in position to be turned forreengagement with the clutch.

The clutch 10 is the art which engages the hair and comes insi e thehat, and this can be made of tortoise shell, celluloid, or any suitablematerial, and it has a plurality of spiral fingers 11 so that whenturned in one direction these fingers will enter the hair, and whenturned in the opposite direction they will be released from the hair.

The clutch is provided with a central ferrule.

12 having a bore 13 therethrough which receives the screw shank 14:, thelatter being provided with a point so that it can be thrust through ahat shell 20 and into the ferrule, and the latter is provided withkeyways 15 and 16, the former extending entirely through the ferrule andthe latter extending partially through from the inner side, thesekeyways being for the purpose of engaging a bit 17 on the shank 14, sothat the shank can he pushed through the hat shell and through theferrule when the bit 17 is in engagement with the keyway 15, and whenthe bit has pushed through out of engagement with the keyway to theposition shown in Fig. 5, then the shank can be turned so as to bringthe bit into engagement with the keyway 16 and pulled back to theposition shown in Fig. 1, in which position the shank or handle 1 1 issecurely locked to the ferrule 12 and clutch 10 so that the parts willall turn together.

The shank 14 is provided with a head 18 which can be made ornamentalafter the manner of ordinary hat pins, and the shank carries a nut orbur 19 which can be readily adjusted, and to this end the thread of thescrew and bur should be of a rather steep pitch.

When the shank 1 1 has been thrust through the ferrule 12 and pulledback to the position shown in Fig. 1 as already described, then the nut19 can be screwed down so as to come in contact with the hat 20, andthis prevents the shank and clutch from separating. v

In practice at least two of these devices would be applied to a hat,preferably on opposite sides, and the wearer would grasp the head 18 andturn the two clutches 10 so as to have them engage the hair, thuslocking the hat in position, and when the hat is to be released, theclutches can be turned in the opposite direction.

In the drawings I have shown a separate ferrule 12 on the clutch 10, butit will of course be understood that the bore and key- 'wa.ys might aswell be produced in the clutch itself, if the latter were of the rightmaterial.

It will be seen that the device can be easily applied to a hat andreadily operated, as well as readily adjusted, but after the fastenersare once adjusted on the hat they need not be changed.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A hat fastener comprising a clutch to goinside a hat and provided with a bore having keyways in the Wallsthereof, a shank to pierce the hat from the outside, said shank having abit thereon to engage the aforesaid keyways, and means for looking theshank to prevent longitudinal movement through the clutch.

2. A hat fastener comprising a clutch adapted to go inside a. hat andengage the latter, said clutch having a ferrule with keyways therein, ashank adapted to pierce the hat from the outside and having a bit toengage the keyways of the clutch, and means for fixing the position ofthe shank in the ferrule.

3. A hat fastener comprising a clutch to go inside the hat, said clutchhaving a bore with keyways in the walls thereof, one keyway extendingentirely through and the other partially through the clutch, a. shank topierce the hatfrom' the outside, said shank having a bit to engage thekeyWays, and a nut on the shank to fix its position.

4:. A hat fastener comprising a clutch having a bore therein withkeyways in the Walls of the bore, a pointed and screw threaded shank topierce the hat from the outside and provided with a bit to engage thekeyways, and a nut on the shank.

5. A hat fastener comprising a clutch to fit inside a hat, said clutchhaving a ferrule with a longitudinal bore therein, and keyways in thewalls of the bore, one extending entirely through the ferrule and theother extending partially through from the inner side, a pointed andscrew threaded shank to pierce the hat from the outside and enter thebore, said shank having a bit to engage the aforesaid keyways, and a nuton the shank.

JOHN P. BARTOS. Witnesses:

WILLIAM VEsELY, FRANK STISBA.

